chinese visa without proof of exit?

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jojapan

09-Feb-2007 04:59
Posts: 12

chinese visa without proof of exit?

We are 2 uk citizens planning to travel to China by boat from Japan, and then travel down to Hong Kong by train, stopping at Beijing and Shanghai. We can book this part of the journey online before we leave. But then we want to head to Vietnam by train, which we will have to book once we are in Hong Kong. So, we are a bit worried about getting a visa with no ticket to show when we leave China. But, if we have a ticket to Hong Kong, does this technically mean that we are leaving China?? So will the visa authorities be ok with this? Or is it even ok just to have an itinerary to show, but no actual bookings - would this be enough?

Hope this makes sense!

Thanks!

everbrite

09-Feb-2007 05:24
Posts: 16,252

Lots of people enter China and depart through Vietnam, Hong Kong, Mongolia, etc overland. Visa authorities just want some idea of your plans.

Ruth

First check: Everbrite's travel pages, the New RU sticky,and New RU train sticky

Since I have taken the time to answer your question, it would be nice if you took the time to respond as to whether the information was helpful.

eilaw

09-Feb-2007 07:11
Posts: 14

I have travelled to China from Canada with only a one-way ticket and was not given any trouble by Chinese authorities. Leaving the airport in Canada though, the Air Canada check-in agent had to confirm with her manager that I could travel to China with a one-way ticket before allowing me to check-in. Leaving Mainland China to Hong Kong counts as leaving 'China', which also means if you go to Hong Kong and wish to re-enter China, you'll need another visa, or a double entry visa.

zhaoyun

09-Feb-2007 08:57
Posts: 733

The Chinese visa people never actually want to see proof that you're leaving China, so it won't matter.

westwood

09-Feb-2007 12:21
Posts: 10,544

When we got our visas, there was no problem with wanting to enter and exit overland. The "problem" was having to "makeup" an exact itinerary covering 60 days.

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SingObserver

09-Feb-2007 16:34
Posts: 783

But if this remains your plan, note that you will need a two-entry (or multiple-entry) visa for China, since you are entering once at the beginning, and then a second time when you depart Hong Kong and go back through China on your way to Vietnam.

ellyse

09-Feb-2007 19:13
Posts: 8,932

Simple answers.
1) No need to be worried about needing an onward ticket out of China.
2) You however do need a double-entry visa for China, or need to get a new visa for China when you're in Hong Kong. The former should be cheaper.
Cheers!

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